Take a look at some of the new sights and characters that players can expect from Grand Theft Auto V.

Assuming that magical date doesn't slip, Grand Theft Auto V will be in our lives around mid-September. Until then, you can fill that aching void with this new selection of screenshots from the world of Los Santos. These images really hammer home the fact that — just in terms of the size of the game world — this is the biggest GTA ever, with a wide variety of areas.

GTA V will have three playable characters, Trevor, Michael and Franklin, who you'll be able to swap between as the game progresses.

Michael

The "star" of the early trailers, Michael, one of the playable characters, is a successful career criminal who's retired and now lives an affluent life in an unofficial witness-protection scheme.